Looking for guidance and resources? The links and documents below will help you to understand the main processes and guidelines used by the Cornell IRB, as well as external policies, regulations and best practices that might apply to your research using human participants.
Cornell IRB Guidance & Procedures
Decision Tree - Is your activity covered under the Human Research Protection Program?
Determining Whether a Research Activity Needs IRB Review
Is IRB Review Needed? – Projects Collecting Oral or Life Histories, Journalism or Case Studies
IRB Procedures for Expedited and Full Board Review
Guidance on Revised Common Rule: Cornell IRB Policies and Procedures
Procedures for Requests for Exemption
Principal Investigator Roles and Responsibilities
Unanticipated Problems Involving Risk to Human Research Participants or Others
Managing Noncompliance in Human Research Protection Program
Suspensions and Terminations of IRB Approval of Research Protocols
Studies Conducted Without IRB Approval
Reporting Unanticipated Problems to Regulatory Agencies and Sponsors
Charge - Cornell University Institutional Review Board for Human Participants
Recruitment and Payment of Human Participants
Informed Consent Options, Processes, and Documentation
Informed Consent - Research Involving Children
Informed Consent - Research Involving Normal, Healthy Participants
Informed Consent - Research Involving Cornell Students
Informed Consent - Research Involving Prisoners
Parent/Guardian Permission for Studies Involving Children
External Regulations & Guidance
Here is a list of selected laws, regulations and guidelines concerning the conduct of research with human participants:
The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (the “Common Rule”)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 21 CFR Regulations
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
New York State’s Article 24-A: Protection of Human Subjects
New York Civil Rights Law Section 79-l: Confidentiality of records of genetic tests